Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Little Leather Library Miniature Red Book, Robert K. Haas, Inc. Imprint
Tales of Sherlock Holmes is a 96-page miniature book from the Little Leather Library series, bound in a soft deep red pebble-grained cover blind-embossed SHERLOCK HOLMES and CONAN DOYLE inside a floral border, with the large L Little Leather Library logo on the back. The title page reads Sir A. Conan Doyle, Robert K. Haas, Inc., Publishers (Formerly Little Leather Library Corp.), New York, N.Y., and it contains A Case of Identity and A Scandal in Bohemia. No date is printed; the Haas imprint marks a later printing than books issued under the Little Leather Library name.
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The pocket classics that started a book club
The Little Leather Library sold tiny classics by the millions through Woolworth and by mail around 1916 to 1923. Its founders went on to start the Book of the Month Club. Robert K. Haas took over the line, so this imprint dates a little later.
Small red embossed Sherlock Holmes book with the LL logo
This Little Leather Library Tales of Sherlock Holmes is a small, palm-size book bound in a soft, flexible cover with a pebble-grained surface in red, a deep cranberry to burgundy red. Its 96 pages hold two Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The inside of the cover is tan with a rough, suede-like texture, and the pages are thin, toned paper.
Front cover: blind-embossed (pressed in, no gilt) with SHERLOCK HOLMES in two lines of tall, slightly condensed serif capitals, three small dots below, and CONAN DOYLE in smaller capitals near the bottom, all inside a double-ruled border with small flower blocks at the corners and stylized leaf and tulip sprays along the sides and ends. Back cover: the Little Leather Library logo, a large serif capital L whose foot sweeps out in a curl, with LITTLE / LEATHER / LIBRARY in three lines of small capitals inside a ruled box beside it.
Title page: TALES OF in widely letter-spaced capitals, SHERLOCK HOLMES in larger serif capitals, SIR A. CONAN DOYLE, a small four-dot ornament, and at the foot ROBERT K. HAAS, INC., PUBLISHERS with (Formerly Little Leather Library Corp.) in italics and New York, N.Y. The contents page lists A CASE OF IDENTITY at page 5 and A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA at page 48, in small capitals. Pages carry the running head TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES with the page number, ending at page 96. No date is printed.
On this copy: not measured; about the size of a palm. At the top and bottom edges and lower right, the cover is torn away, with a piece missing from the bottom edge. The front board is loose, the title page is torn at the right side (cutting off parts of PUBLISHERS and Corp.) and repaired with clear tape along the gutter, and the last page is heavily torn and taped. Pages are browned.
- Title: Tales of Sherlock Holmes
- Author: Sir A. Conan Doyle
- Publisher: Robert K. Haas, Inc. (Formerly Little Leather Library Corp.), New York
- Stories: A Case of Identity (page 5), A Scandal in Bohemia (page 48)
- Pages: 96
- Cover: Red, a deep cranberry to burgundy, pebble grain, blind-embossed title and border
- Back cover: Large L logo with LITTLE LEATHER LIBRARY in a box
- Format: Miniature pocket book with soft, flexible covers
- This copy: Not measured; torn cover edges, loose front board, title page torn and taped, last page taped, browned pages
Front cover: SHERLOCK HOLMES CONAN DOYLE Back cover: LITTLE LEATHER LIBRARY Title page: TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SIR A. CONAN DOYLE ROBERT K. HAAS, INC., PUBLISHERS (Formerly Little Leather Library Corp.) New York, N.Y. Contents page: CONTENTS PAGE A CASE OF IDENTITY . . . . . . . 5 A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA . . . . . . 48 Running head, last page: 96 TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
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About the Little Leather Library Tales of Sherlock Holmes
How do I tell which printing of Little Leather Library Sherlock Holmes I have?
Check the title page. This copy reads Robert K. Haas, Inc., Publishers (Formerly Little Leather Library Corp.), which marks it as a later Haas printing rather than one issued under the Little Leather Library name. Also note the cover color, since the series came in different colors.
What stories are in Little Leather Library Tales of Sherlock Holmes?
This copy contains A Case of Identity, starting on page 5, and A Scandal in Bohemia, starting on page 48. The book ends on page 96.
Is a Little Leather Library Sherlock Holmes worth anything?
Copies have been listed on eBay at about $9 to $20 before shipping. Torn covers and taped pages, as on this copy, lower the value.
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